What is CVE-2024-38813?

CVE-2024-38813 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-38813?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38813 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-38813 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-20), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation

CVE-2024-38813

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to vCenter Server may trigger this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root by sending a specially crafted network packet.

Published 2024-09-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.174 (97.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.174 · newest: 0.174 · change: 0.000

Affected products

VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware Vcenter Server — versions 7.0, 8.0
VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
VMware Vcenter Server — versions 8.0, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-11-20. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-12-11.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Se… (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38813?: CVE-2024-38813 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-38813?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38813 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-38813 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-20), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.